Two hospitalised following Inis Mór crash

A man and a woman are recovering in hospital this evening following a two car crash on one of the Aran Islands.

The collision happened on Inis Mór, close to Kilmurvey beach, at around 10.20am this morning.

Valentia Coastguard was dispatched to the scene and a woman in one of the cars and a man in the other car were airlifted to University Hospital Galway.

Their injuries are understood not to be life-threatening.